Method of forming bales or packages of fibrous material.



K G I R B D B D METHOD OF FORMING BALES OR PACKAGES 0F FIBROUS MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18. 1903.

N0 MODEL! UNITED STATES Patented July 12, 1904,

PATENT OFFICE.

METHOD OF FORMING BALES OR PACKAGES OF FIBROUS MATERIAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,926, dated July 12,1904. Original application filed October 24, 1902, Serial No. 129,005.Divided and this application filed July 18, 1903. Serial To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, PETER K. DEDERIGK, of Loudonville, in the county ofAlbany, State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImproved Method of Forming Bales or Packages of Fibrous Material; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

This application is a division of my application Serial No. 129,005; andthe invention relates to improvements in the formation of bales orpackages of fibrous material such as are given an initial compressionand held in a compressed or condensed condition during transportation,storage, &c., or until it is desired to break the bale or package, theobject of the invention being to produce a bale or package which initself shall be so formed as to retain its form and density withoutnecessitating the employment of the usual bands, ties, or coveringswhich are applied to the compressed material and fastened to preventexpansion, &c. v

The invention consists in the process of forming bales or packages ofloose fibrous material by compressing and telescoping sections togetherin such manner that they will serve as the means for confining eachother; and, further, the invention consists in certain novel details,all as will be now described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the simplest form the bale or package is composed of an inner sectionpressed to expand, as in an ordinary bale, and an outer section orsections extending continuously around the inner section in a directionto confine the same and compressed transversely. The ends of the innersection, however, preferably extend beyond the outer section or sectionsto aid in retaining the latter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 and Fig. 2 are perspective viewsof bales or packages made in accordance with the present invention. Fig.3 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the method of formation of thebale shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view looking at (No model.)

the end of the outer section, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation of thecompleted bale or package, Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference indicate the same parts.

The inner section of the bale or package illustrated in the drawings maybe a single mass of hay or other loose fibrousmaterial compressed to thedesired density, or it may be composed of charges or layers compressedor rolledtogether corresponding closely to the ordinary quadrilateralbale or the ordinary roll or round bale adapted to be bound by metalbands passing around the same in one direction. The outer section B mayalso be formed of a single massof loose fibrous material or of a seriesof charges or layers. The outer section surrounds the inner section inthe form of a continuous band and is preferably compressed transverselyof the layers or in the direction parallel with the central opening. Itserves to confine the inner section, while the friction between the twosections and the expanded ends A of the inner section serves to confinethe outer section.

In the formation of a bale or package such as described the sections areformed independently of quadrilateral or round form, as desired. Thus inquadrilateral form, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4c, the inner sectionis compressed, as indicated by the arrows a. The outer section iscompressed, as indicated by the arrows b, and is usually expanded, asindicated by the arrows b, and the sections telescoped together, asshown; but it is obvious that when the outer section is formed incharges or layers they may be formed into a continuous band on the baleor so placed sepa rately, or the bale and band may be telescopedtogether as the sections or layers of the latter are formed until theband of the desired Width is formed. The inner and outer sections may beof fibrous material differing in character, as one may be of hay and theother of straw; but it is preferred that they be of the same character,whereby the whole maybe devoted to one use and no separation for use isnecessary.

With this invention the producer may bale his product Without theexpense or bother of providing bale ties and bands, and the consumer isrelieved of the necessity of removing such bands and disposing of thesame, to say nothing of the elimination of the danger to machinery andstock incident to the use of the ordinary metal bands or covers now inuse.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described method of forming bales of loose fibrousmaterial Which consists in compressing and telescoping sectionstogether; substantially as described.

2. The herein described method of constructing bales of loose fibrousmaterial Which consists in forming and condensing the sec tions andtelescoping said sections together transversely, whereby theexpansions'of the inner and outer sections are resisted by each other;substantially as described.

3. The herein-described method of forming bales of loose fibrousmaterial Which consists in compressing sections of the baleindependently and telescoping them transversely; substantially asdescribed.

4. The herein-described method of forming bales of loose fibrousmaterial Which consists in compressing an inner section, and compressingan outer section in charges or layers, and telescoping the same on theinner section; substantially as described.

PETER K. DEDERICK.

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P.- K. DEDERIoK, J r., R. J. VAN SoHooNHovEN.

